This is a buck that's been a regular at both my stands for the past year. Last year I thought he was 4.5 which would make him 5.5 this year...but he looks 4.5 to me this year. If he was only 3 last year he was an above average 3-year old for this place.
I am 100% certain it's the same buck because he has a very identifiable lump under his jaw.
I probably won't shoot him either way. The bucks on this place have been very difficult for us to age. This is low fence Kimble county. They are smaller bodied than I'm used to so I'm just trying to get better at judging them. How old is he?

Looks max 4.5 in those pics but honestly I can't tell much difference between the pics. The airless pics on the covert are only 2mp but the ones saved on the sd card are 8-10mp depending on settings and should be clearer.
Are the pics from about the same time of yr?